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 Solidarity with the Prairieland Defendants

 

By E.W. Ramsey – Solidarity - June 24, 2026

 

A brief accounting of the beginning of the new Red Scare

 

Eight of the nine Prairieland defendants, convicted in March of terrorism, were sentenced on June 23, 2026 to 30-100 years. Seven — Savanna Batten, Zachary Evetts, Autumn Hill, Meagan Morris, Maricela Rueda, Benjamin Hanil Song and Elizabeth Soto — had been convicted of rioting, providing material support to terrorists, conspiracy to use an explosive and use of an explosive device (fireworks!). The eighth, Daniel Rolando Sanchez Estrada, was convicted of concealing a document — political literature — and, along with Rueda, conspiracy to conceal documents.

 

One of the most telling details of the entire affair is the case of Sanchez Estrada, who was not even present at the demonstration in Alvarado, but still received 30 years in prison for his “conspiring.” The state’s evidence for this claim? Even after the sentencing, all they’ve given us is an allusionary shrug. Sanchez Estrada’s lawyer Christopher J. Weinbel states that “[T]he Government’s own admissions highlight that the object of the offense was unknown, leaving the jury to speculate about what constituted the alleged evidence.”

 

Song, who received the 100-year sentence, had been convicted of attempted murder of an officer and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime. He is a firearms instructor and United States Marine Corps veteran. In response to his sentencing, the statement he read reflects both his humanity and his innocence.

 

The ninth defendant, Ines Soto, will be sentenced on July 1, along with Joy “Rowan” Gibson and Rebecca Morgan, who took non-cooperating plea deals, and five who took cooperating plea deals.

 

Sentencing Judge Reed O’Connor stated from the bench that he is giving maximum sentences to the Prairieland defendants because “the state wants to send a message to anyone who shares a similar ideology.”

 

Before the sentencing, Judge Mark Pittman dismissed various motions, including asking for a new trial or, alternatively, an acquittal based on the government’s failure to produce evidence that supported a conviction on the alleged charges.

 

The DFW Support Committee, a group of family and friends of the defendants who have tirelessly funded, reported on, and otherwise supported them in their struggle for exoneration and freedom, along with other organizers and concerned citizens, pack hearings whenever they occur and host press conferences afterwards. Their work continues.

 

Full at: https://solidarity-us.org/solidarity-with-the-prairieland-defendants/